Project Mercury Commemorative
United States · 1962 · 4¢
The stamp features a Mercury spacecraft orbiting Earth, with the text 'U.S. MANNED SPACE FLIGHT' and 'PROJECT MERCURY'. It is a multi-colored design, predominantly blue.
This stamp commemorates Project Mercury, the United States' first human spaceflight program, and was issued on February 20, 1962, the day John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.
Printing Method
Engraved
Image: U.S. Post Office; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Bureau of Engraving and Printing">Bureau of Engraving and Printing</a>; designed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_R._Chickering_(artist)" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Charles R. Chickering (artist)"><big><b>Charles R. Chickering</b></big></a> · License: Public domain
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